Garment measuring and shaper-drier apparatus for dry cleaners



Sept. 15, 1942. .1. R. FITZGERALD 2,295,989

-GARME-NT MEASURING AND SHAPER`DRIER APPRTUS` FOR DRY CLEANERS Filed Nov. 18, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS Sept 15, l942 J. R. FITZGERALD' 2,295,989

GARMENT MEASURING AND SHER-DRlER APPARATUS FOR DRY CLEANERS ATTOR NEYS Patented Sept. 15, 1942 GA-RMEN T `IVIFIASURINGr AND S HAPER-DRIER APPARATIJS FOR DRY CLEANERS Fitzgerald, Harlingen, Tex. ApplicationNovember 18, 1940, Senial No. 366,161

2 Claims.

This invention relates to garmentl measuring and Shaper-drier apparatus for dry cleaners and has for an object to provide adjusting means -for the garment hanger of the measuring chart which cooperates with adjusting means for the garment hanger of the Shaper-drier to effect Athe proper application' of the garment tothe shaperdrier.

Ordinarily a dress is brought to the cleaning plant to be washed or dry-cleaned and since the measurements are Yordinarily changed during the cleaning process, it is customary to measure the dress-when it arrives and recordA said measurements to be later used when the dress is finished so that it will be deliveredfin the same shape as when received. With this in mind the present invention contemplates b roadly, measuring the dress on a chart which is adjustable as to the waist line measurements, that is, the distance from the shoulder seam to the waist line, which varies not more than three and three-eights inches in diierent dresses, and then adjust the, garment hanger of the Shaper-drier in exact conformity with the measurements indicated by the measuring chart.

Briefly, the invention consists of providing the measuring chart at its upper end with a plurality of relatively spaced suspending elements, the elements permitting the garment hanger to be suspended on the chart at a point which will permit the waist line, of the garment to register with the Waist measuring stick iiXed on the vertical post of the chart, the vertical post of the garment' Shaper-drier {beingIl equipped with a plurality of collars mounted on the upper end to support the garment hanger, the collars being equal in length to the distance between the suspending elements of the garment measuring chart, the top and intermediate collars being removable and one or Iboth of thesey collars being removed when necessary to aline the waist of the garment with the waist of the shaper- Y drier.

A further object is to provide apparatus of this character which will be formed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the f Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of` the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specication:

-Figure 1 is a front elevation of a Shaperdrier and measuring chart equipped with garment hanger collars and suspending elements respectively in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a record Card for recording the measurements of a dress.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of the measuring chart constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the measuring chart.

'Figure 5 is a detail sectional view showing the collars of the Shaper-drier.

Referring now to the drawings in'which llike characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, as best shown in Figures 3- and 4, the measuring chart comprises a vertical post I0 having spaced transverse slots II receiving respective yardsticks I2 which have been reduced to thirty inches in length, there prefer ably being three of these yardsticks to measure the bust, waist, and hip measurements of a dress I3. A long ruler I4 is xed to the front of the post and is graduated to measure the length of a dress, preferably being about seventy-five inches in height.

A conventional garment hanger I5 is suspended on the post I6 to support the dress from the shoulders thereof. The suspending elements for the garment hanger, as best shown in Figure 4 in the present embodiment of the invention, consists of three screws I6 spaced an equal distance apart to interchangeably receive the garment hanger I5. The garment hanger is applied to the suspending elements which will place the waistline of the dress nearest the top of the waist measuring yardstick designated by the numeral Il. For short waist lengths the garment hanger would be suspended from the lowest suspending element and the longer waist lengths from the higher suspending elements.

The Shaper-drier I8 is of the type described in my co-pending application for Garment stretchers, led January 31, 1940', Serial No. 316,670, and includes a tubular post I9 having a garment hanger 20 provided with a hub 2I which receives the upper end of the post. The dress is suspended at the shoulders by the garment hanger while being dried and shaped. Y

In accordance with the present invention three tubular collars 22 are mounted on the upper end of the post underneath the garment hanger, equal in length to the distance between the suspending elements I6, the lowest collar being supported upon the rectangular housing 23 which supports the shaping bars 24 of the Shaper-drier and being xed in place while the two upper collars are removable.

Preferably, the measuring chart is secured to the base of the Shaper-drier by a bracket arm 25. A record card 26, best shown in Figure 2, is used to record the principal measurements of a dress before it is cleaned, such as length, collars used, bust, waist and hips, together with the date of measurement.

In operation if the garment hanger l5 of the vmeasuring chart is suspended from the uppermost suspending element I6 and the length of the dress is found to be fty inches, then the length of measurement would be recorded as 5G-3. When the dress is applied to the VShaper-drier I8 three collars 22 must be used underneath the garment hanger to shape the dress to its original measurements. If the garment hanger l5 is suspended from the intermediate suspending element, then the recorded length would be 5D-2, indicating that the second from the top of the row of suspending elements is used in the measurement of the dress length and therefore the second from the top in the row of collars must be used to support the lgarment hanger 20 of the Shaper-drier so that when applying the dress to the Shaper-drier, the uppermost collar is removed. Should the garment hanger l5 of the measuring chart be applied to the lowermost suspending element I6, the recorded length would be 5U- 1 so that when the dress is applied to the garment hanger 2'0 on the Shaper-drier, one collar must be used to support the garment hanger, the two uppermost collars being removed.

By measuring the dress on the measuring chart, as above described, and then subsequently shaping it on the Shaper-drier, the latter having been corrected as to the position of the garment hanger the same as the garment hanger of the measuring chart the dress can be quickly and accurately shaped to its original measurements.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention Will be fully understood Without further eX- planation.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment measuring apparatus for agarment Shaper-drier having a garment hanger adjustable vertically with relation to the waistline portion thereof comprising a Vertical post, a Waistline measuring stick supported transversely on the intermediate portion of the post, the said stick being adjustable transversely on the post, and a plurality of vertically spaced suspending elements mounted on the upper portion of the post and representing the several positions of adjustment of the adjustable hanger of the shaperdrier.

2. In garment measuring apparatus, a vertically supported post having transverse slots formed at longitudinally spaced intervals therein, an elongated graduated measuring stick mounted to slide horizontally in each of the said slots, a longitudinally graduated measuring scale mounted lengthwise along the front of the said post, and a plurality of hanger supporting elements projecting laterally from the upper portion of the post at longitudinal uniformly spaced intervals.

JOHN R. FITZGERALD. 

